Telephone-holder.



` such as the desk aforesaid.

UNrrnn srairns `PATENT OFFICE.,

THOMAS J. SKELLEY, OF COLLINWOOD, OIIIO, ASSIGNOR TO SKELLEY & COMPANY,A COPARTNFJRSI'IIP, OF CLEVELAND, OIfIIO.

TELEPHONE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed. April 17, 1903. Serial No. 153,000.

Ton/l whom it 11mg/ concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. SKELLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Collinwood, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inrIelephone-IIolders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders and supports for telephoneinstruments, and is particularly adapted for use with the desk-standtype of telephone instruments.

The object of the present invention is to provide an el'licient andconvenient bracket which may be fastened to a desk, table or othersupport, adapted to be set in proper position for use and swung back outof the way of the user, and .having adjustable and revolving clampscapable of receiving and holding any one or two of the usual types andsizes of desk-stand telephones.

Further objects are attained by the construction of the joints, and bythe arrangement for preventing the entanglement of the conductor wires.

To these ends my invention consists in the novel features hereinafterdescribed and claimed, an embodiment thereof as applied to theprevailing forms of` desk-stand telephones being illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is aperspective view showingthe holder attached to a desk and supporting two telephone instruments.Fig. II is'a plan view of the holder, and Fig. III is a side elevationof the same. Fig. IV is a plan view of one of the joints with thetightening screw removed, and Fig. V is a sectional elevation of thejoint complete. Fig. VI is a side elevation of one of the adjustableclamps.

The reference letter' e, Fig. I, indicates an office desk. A bracket bconsisting of a V[lat portion provided with screw holes, and a roundedtermination bent up at right angles to the edge of said flat portion, isdesigned to be securely fastened to any suitable support, The bracket bis particularly adapted to be secured by screws or bolts to the end of adesk, as shown. Iivoted to the 'forward end of the bracket b by asuitable joint d, is an arm c arranged to swing horizontally andcarrying a bar f pivoted upon its outer end at c. Iivoted upon therespective ends of the bar f are hubs g and h each provided with threelaterally projecting said lug being of inverted T-shape and fitted toslide in the slot in the arm A tightening screw p is passed through anaperture in the lug 0, and screw threaded in the lug m, as plainly shownin Fig. VI.

The joints d, c, q and r all being of similar construction I willdescribe one of them, reference being had to Figs. IV and V. The lowermember is provided upon its upper face with a cylindrical projection swhich serves as a journal for the joint, and the upper member is boredto Vlit it, being countersunk to receive a washer t. The end of thejournal s is flattened upon one side and the washer t is made to lit it,so that the washer cannot turn upon the journal. having a broad slottedhead is tapped into said journal and serves to tighten the joint asrequired.

It will now be observed that the base of a A screw o 8o desk-standtelephone, such as w or y, Fig. I,

may be setupon the stops Z against the upright projections thereof, andthe clamp n tightened against the opposite side of said base, thusholding the telephone securely to the respective hub g or L. well as theclamps n, beingl capable of radial adjustment upon the armsi and j,adapts the device for holding desk-stand telephones having bases ofvarious sizes and shapes.

The said stops, as 9o Said hubs being arranged to Aturn upon the bar j,and said bar being adapted to turn upon the swinging arm c, either ofthe two telephones fw or y may readily be brought into the desiredposition for use. A projecting pin z is set in the upper face of the armc to prevent the barf making more than a half revolution, so that theconducting wires leading to the respective instruments will not becomeentangled with each other or wrapped about the apparatus.

It will be observed that the hubs g, 7L, respectively form part of abase comprising the radial arms i, t', j, which supports a tele- IOG 'thermore, the use of the stop z, as previously which may be founddesirable, and when phone. By providing two of the arms with l theadjustable stops Z and the third arm with the adjustable clamp n, thestops may be so adjusted as to engage the base of the telephone when thecentral portion of the same is directly above the ivotal point on whichthe base revolves. T en it is only necessary to adjust the screw p tobring the clamp n against the telephone base to secure the telephoneupon the base with its center directly over the pivotal point of thebase. This prevents the telephone from exerting a side leverage on thepivotal point of the base and enables the base to be easily'rotatedwithout undue friction on the pivotal parts. FurpointedA out, preventsthe bar f from making prevents the tangling of the cords of the twotelephones that are carried by said bar. At thesame time, the locationof the stop enables the operator to obtain a supporting arm theeffective length of which is equal to the combined lengths b, c, andhalf of the `length of the bar f.

The joints between the various members are so constructed that they mayreadily be tightened or loosened to secure the degree of frictionbetween the respective members once properly adjusted they will remainso for a long time without further attention.

Having explained my invention so that those skilled in the art can makeand use it, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis l. A telephone holder comprising a bracket, an arm pivoted thereto, asupporting bar pivoted intermediate the ends thereof to said arm, saidbar carrying at each end thereof a pivotal telephone support, and a stopon said arm positioned to vengage said bar and prevent complete rotationthereof, substantially as specified.

2. A telephone holder comprising a bracket, an arm pivoted thereto, asupporting bar pivoted intermediate the ends thereof to said arm, saidbar carrying telephone supports arranged on opposite sides of the pivotthereof, and means for preventing a complete rotation of said bar ineither direction, substantially as specified.

3. A telephone holder comprising an arm, a supporting bar pivotedintermediate the ends thereof to said arm, said bar carrying telephonesupports arranged on opposite sides of the pivot thereof, and a stoparranged to prevent rotation of the bar when it is substantially in linewith the direction of the arm, substantially as specified.

4. A telephone holder comprising an arm, a bar pivoted intermediate ofits ends to said arm, and a telephone support adjacent each end of saidbar, said support comprising a central hub portion rotatable on the bar,a plurality of radial arms projecting from said hub, and a clampingmember on each of said radial arms, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses at Cleveland, Ohio, this .14th day of April,

THOMAS J. SKELLEY. Witnesses:

JNo. T. SULLIVAN, JOHN F. STRAUss.

